Superannuation and the Casual Worker

Superannuation has come into the Australian government’s radar this week and Finance Minister, Chris Bowen, triggered a whole lot of discussion after he suggested that the employer contribution be lifted ...

The Thing

USA | 1982 | Directed by John Carpenter Logline: A scientific research station in the Antarctic is infiltrated by a xenomorphic alien life-form that steadily consumes and imitates each member. ...

Extraordinary News of the Week (October 1-13)

This week in Extraordinary News! Yeaaahhh, I know. I know. The news has been neglected y'all. My bad. But I'm back on track now! And as for the major stories that ...

Become a Halloween Vampire – makeup and fangs

It's almost that time of year again where the dead rise and walk amongst us. Here are some videos and links for costumes to help you achieve the perfect look. We ...

Engaging in discussions with the far right fringe? Impossible.

But they cannot be totally ignored! If I have, finally, learned anything by writing political blogs it is that it is impossible to engage in rational discussions with those on the ...

Formaggio’s Italian restaurant in Lithia, a disappointment

Formaggio’s in Lithia, a disappointment Very often, The Lovely Joan [TLJ] and I will pass a sign advising that a new restaurant will be arriving in the neighborhood or we hear ...

The Unemployed and Cyberspace

One article in The Sydney Morning Herald  yesterday caught my eye.  It was a story about Errol Langridge a 50-year old from Sydney who has been out of work since ...

Morae’s in Tampa, one of the best ethnic restaurants around

Tampa is the site of two large major universities, one public, the University of South Florida, the other private, the University of Tampa. The latter school prides itself for ...

The absurdity of the Rabid Right’s hatred of the President

I have become reconciled that some on the far right fringe have lost all sense of reality. I realize that many are addicted to Fox News and its prime ...

The Casual Clam — New England treats in Florida

I grew up in north-east Massachusetts, in Haverhill, about 35 miles or so north of Boston. Nearby cities included Ipswich, a place identified with whole belly fried clams. ...
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